Key facts Switzerlands Federal Court has upheld the canton of Valaiss ban on selling disposable vapes , dismissing a legal challenge brought by Philip Morris Switzerland and the Swiss tobacco trade association This is not a new nationwide ban its a cantonal ban (in force since May 2025 ) that the court confirmed is compatible with federal law The courts logic matters: cantons can impose their own disposable bans until the federal government acts nationally and a national Swiss ban is already moving through parliament It lands amid a wave of disposable-vape bans the UK (June 2025), France, Belgium and is a rare case of one surviving a Big Tobacco court challenge
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As a result of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009, the Food and Drug Administration banned flavored cigarettes, except menthol
After the tax change, consumption of spirits remained relatively constant
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